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On June 30th, Namecheap joined forces with Mashable to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Social Media Day. Launched in 2010, Social Media Day is a way to celebrate the digital revolution in our lives. Over the past 3 years, social media has consistently grown and spread worldwide, transforming all of our communications. Social Media Day … Continue reading Namecheap Participates in Social Media Day 2013→

If you’re building an online presence, your name is one of the easiest ways to maintain your online presence. Here are four reasons why you should own a personal domain name: Protect Your Reputation What are people finding when they search for your name? Are they seeing your Facebook page? Your Twitter feed? That picture … Continue reading 4 Reasons to Own a Personal Domain Name→

The year is almost half over, and we’ve been doing some amazing things, a few of which we think you’ll be pumped about. Check out what we have to offer up this month. .ORG and .NET Registry Price Change – Discounts Available Before July 1 On July 1, 2013, the registries for .NET and .ORG are increasing … Continue reading June 2013 Newsletter→

As the first major domain name registrar to accept Bitcoin, we attended the Bitcoin conference last month in San Jose, California, with over 1,000 other attendees. Besides the few photos you see below, we wanted to share some details on the development of Bitcoin. (Yes, that is a Bitcoin ATM machine) For those of you … Continue reading Namecheap Attends the 2013 Bitcoin Conference→

May is here and it’s already a busy busy month here at Namecheap. We’ve launched new dedicated servers, are running a dedicated server promotion, have a new Namecheap Deals partner, and we’re always busy at work making sure we always put our customers first. Domains for Less! For the rest of May, get $1 off … Continue reading May 2013 Newsletter→

It’s April! We’ve been really busy (as always) with some great new additions that we’d love to share with you. Earth Day at Namecheap Earth Day is April 22nd and Namecheap is doing something unprecedented this year: we’re letting you choose an organization to support. We’ve narrowed down to two great earth-conscious organizations: the WWF … Continue reading Namecheap Newsletter: April 2013→

At Namecheap, we are committed to protecting our environment. That’s why this year, we are supporting two excellent eco-conscious organizations, WWF and the Rainforest Alliance. For every domain name transferred to Namecheap on Monday, April 22nd (EST), you will not only save big (transfers are $5.99* for com/net/org/biz/info) but we will also be donating $1 on your … Continue reading Earth Day 2013 Special at Namecheap→

There’s been a large attack on worldwide WordPress installations over the past week. This has made news at the highest levels and was covered early on by ArsTechnica and even today made the BBC. We were initially rather silent on the attack itself. Others were quick to jump on the PR bandwagon but we were … Continue reading The big WordPress attack and how Namecheap helped→

This week is CISPA Action Week! At Namecheap, we’re proud to be at the forefront of raising awareness with EFF about CISPA with the #CISPAAlert program. This time, we feel that the Internet community is the only force that can stop this privacy-destroying legislation. Why are “we the users” the only ones left? It’s quite … Continue reading CISPA Action Week – Sound the Alarm to Protect Privacy→